Sara Lee Hantman's Sea View Gallery Blends Intimacy and Global Vision in Los Angeles
Sara Lee Hantman operates Sea View gallery in Los Angeles, which opened in January 2023 and has presented 25 exhibitions. Originally located in a Mount Washington studio designed by Jorge Pardo, the gallery recently moved to a historic 1920s Hollywood home. Hantman, an NYU art history graduate, curates with attention to detail, drawing inspiration from resources like the Brand Library in Glendale. She discusses gallery operations, emphasizing personal connections over purely digital models, and lists artists she admires, including Philip Guston and Ruth Asawa. The feature is part of a series profiling emerging art dealers in LA.
Key facts
- Sea View gallery opened in January 2023 and has held 25 exhibitions
- The gallery moved from a Mount Washington space to a historic 1920s Hollywood home
- Hantman is an NYU art history graduate who uses the Brand Library for research
- She started the gallery with a $25,000 commission and emphasizes in-person relationships
- The article is part of 'The Dealers' series focusing on up-and-coming LA art dealers
Entities
Artists
- Kees Van Dongen
- Jorge Pardo
- Philip Guston
- Lee Lozano
- Ruth Asawa
- Richard Diebenkorn
- Lee Bontecou
- Eleonore Koch
- Bob Thompson
- Cy Twombly
- Jackie Winsor
- Miyoko Ito
- Grigoris Semitekolo
- Benedetta Cappa
- Egon Schiele
- Albert Pinkham Ryder
Institutions
- Sea View
- New York University
- Brand Library
- Gladstone
- Greene Naftali
- Michael Werner
- Matthew Marks
- Marc Selwyn
- Stuart Shave Modern Art
Locations
- Los Angeles
- Mount Washington
- Hollywood
- Glendale
- New York